Explorations

Artist: Bill Evans Trio
Label: Ojc
Category: Music

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Media: LP Record

UPC: 025218603713
EAN: 0025218603713
ASIN: B000000Y29

Release Date: 1995-01-01

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Tracks:

Israel
Haunted Heart
Beautiful Love [Take 2]
Beautiful Love [Take 1]
Elsa
Nardis
How Deep Is the Ocean?
I Wish I Knew
Sweet and Lovely
Boy Next Door [*]

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Customer Reviews:

bill evans and scott lafaro were magic together........2007-03-25

believe me, if you are a jazz fan, you want all the recordings of bill evans that feature scott lafaro on bass. the chemistry between evans & lafaro was really something special in the world of jazz. they played off each other & complimented one another in an improvisational setting that was their own musical world. and we get to listen in. lucky us. "explorations" is a piano trio jazz classic. nothing less.

Three as One- Evans at his very best.......2007-02-08

This trio was something special.There modus operandi was to create 'one voice',(all three collaborating as one),and they pulled it off.Lafaro,Motion, and Evans had their own 'sound'.The unit is so tight and the complimenting of ideas back and forth with an uncanny 'sixth sense'throughout this CD that you're scratching your head,and saying to yourself ,you gotta be kiddin' me man.This set is a hallmark in the piano trio music genre,it carries us to the highest level one can possibly reach in the 'trio format'..Evans has all his tools in exquisite order,from the exceptional melodic invention,to his signature harmonic approach, and with the visionary support from Lafaro and Motian,it does'nt get much better than this.And we must realize these guys are bringing a second life to old standards that are presented here.Charlie Parker tradition,give the old standard's some new definition!It's difficult to decribe the magnitude of substance and noteworthiness in this set,in words.Just let your ears do the work.This is Evans at the highest level.That's saying quite alot considering were speaking of Bill Evans.
Enjoy.This is a gem,and 'PORTRAITS IN JAZZ',is the sister ship to this album.
brian

One of the finest trio recordings ever.......2006-04-08

This was the first Bill Evans "first trio" recording with Evans-LaFaro-Motian I ever listened to and I was instantly attached to it. You can't say enough about Evans' piano playing here. It's immaculate. This was made about eighteen months into the trio's existence, and by now they had developed a nice rapport.

Evans' versatility is apparant on this recording. He can be slow (Haunted Heart) , upbeat (Israel, Sweet and Lovely), or even at moments outwardly funky (How Deep is the Ocean?). My personal favorite is probably Elsa. Even the composer of that song, Earl Zindars, agrees that Evans played it best and after he heard it he wrote all his future compositions with Evans's playing in mind. 2nd favorite is How Deep is the Ocean.

If you have a subwoofer, turn it up and listen to the marvelous bass playing of Scott LaFaro. What is amazing is that around the time of this recording, Evans and LaFaro were rumored to be at odds, but their playing is still harmonious as can be. LaFaro's regular bass had been sent for repair, so for this recording he uses a different one that had a mediocre high register, but a MARVELOUS low register. So the bass is deep and booming.

I also urge you to buy the live recordings "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Waltz for Debby" from this trio, arguably the 2 greatest trio recordings ever.

Five Stars for Evans, Lafaro and Motian.......2006-03-10

This is another essential Bill Evans record and there are already many insightful reviews that capture it's magic. Listen to Explorations and see why.

greatest experience.......2006-03-09

This is the first Bill Evans album that I've heard. It was in 1987. I was just beginning to listen to jazz and when I bought the vynil I didn't even know who Bill Evans was. When I listened to it... I cannot say that I fell at once in love with his music, but I realized the guy was playing in a different way. Different from what I had heard before, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner... The next day I lidtened to it again and then again, and again... and finally I found myself hooked on this music. 20 years have passed, I have heard more than 50 Bill Evans albums and I still cannot find any word to describe this musician. Wonderful? Genius? Excellent? No word seems to be enough.

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